About me
Hello, I’m Jen. I’m really glad you’re here, and I mean that. Finding a therapist takes a certain amount of courage, and just being on this page means something.
I’m a qualified therapist and BACP-registered counsellor based in Old Amersham. I’ve been working with people through anxiety, self-esteem, perfectionism, life transitions and the harder-to-name stuff for years, and I still find this work deeply meaningful every single day.
Sessions with me are relaxed and unhurried. There’s no agenda you have to fit and nothing you need to have figured out before you come. I work hard to create an environment where you feel comfortable enough to say the things you’ve never said out loud before.
Some of what I help with:
- Anxiety and worry
- Low self-esteem
- Perfectionism and self-criticism
- Life transitions
- Loneliness and disconnection
- Expat life and cultural adjustment
- Guilt, shame and regret
- Relationship difficulties
How I work
I use a person-centred approach, which means sessions are shaped entirely around you. There’s no fixed programme, no predetermined destination we’re working toward, and nothing you’re expected to arrive with. What there is is genuine curiosity about what’s going on for you and full attention from the moment you walk in.
I explore the beliefs you’ve been carrying for years without ever stopping to question them. The ones about what you deserve, what you have to do to feel safe or loved, whether you’re really allowed to take up space. Hearing those beliefs out loud, in a room where you feel genuinely safe, tends to shift something in a way that’s hard to put into words until it happens to you.
A bit about me
I was a teacher before I became a therapist, and in between I worked in higher education and professional regulation. Looking back, the thing that mattered most to me in every single one of those roles was the same: the person sitting across from me. What they were really going through, what they were holding onto, what they needed but hadn’t quite found the words for yet. That pull never went away. Eventually I stopped working around it and trained to do it full time.
I grew up in Florida and have called the UK home since 2011. I came over as a student in my early twenties, fell completely in love with the place, went back to the States, and spent the next few years figuring out how to get back for good. In 2011, I managed it.
Outside of the therapy room, I love yoga, reading, museums and music.
Take the first step
Your first conversation with me is always free. Book a free 15-minute consultation, ask me anything you want, and get a real feel for how I work before you decide anything at all.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- BA in History and MEd in Social Science Education
- Trained in person-centred therapy and Compassionate Inquiry, developed by Dr Gabor Maté
- Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Based in Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire
- Fully insured and working under regular professional supervision
I work in a trauma-informed way. This means that I recognise the effect trauma has on people who have experienced it. My priority is to create a safe environment where you have autonomy and choice.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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Flexible appointments are available. Get in touch to discuss what works for you.
